
%0 Journal Article
%A Klieber, A. 
%A Muchui, M. N. 
%T Preference of banana flavour and aroma are not affected by time of the year or 'winter' chilling
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 2002/03/13
%V 42
%N 2
%P 201-205
%K season, chemical nose.
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA00165
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA00165 
%X Banana (Musa acuminata Coll. Cavendish cv. Williams) eating quality was assessed through winter, spring and summer, and for mildly chilled bananas with symptoms mimicking that of &#8216;winter-chilled&#8217; fruit using sensory testing and principal component analysis of mass-spectrometric data obtained from a &#8216;chemical nose&#8217;. Sensory testing of bananas harvested at different times of the year showed no differences in flavour preference, even though soluble solids were higher in spring at 23.6%, compared with winter at 22.6% and summer at 21.9%. Principal component analysis of mass-spectrometric data did not reveal aroma differences between times of the year. Results of difference tests for mildly chilled and non-chilled bananas indicated no differences in aroma intensity or sweetness. Mild chilling did not alter soluble solids and principal component analysis of mass-spectrometric data did not discriminate between chilled and non-chilled bananas. 
